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Author Topic: Radio Free Spirit 6953 USB 2241 UTC 9 MAY 2025  (Read 1417 times)

Offline osiris

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Radio Free Spirit 6953 USB 2241 UTC 9 MAY 2025
« on: May 09, 2025, 2242 UTC »
Circus music, automated YL voice, and helicopter noises. Carrier up to -45 dB. Audio subdued.

Reminds me of a creepy sci-fi flick.

2302: Very narrow audio. Rock music.

SIO: 454

2332: Program About Numbers Stations - ID Radio Free Spirit
2333: Numbers
2338: One - Three Dog Night
2340: SSTV
2342: Slow CW
2344: SSTV
2346: Pirate Talk - Numbers
2348: Roll Another Number - Neil Young

Thanks for the very interesting broadcast!

« Last Edit: May 10, 2025, 0002 UTC by osiris »
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Re: Radio Free Spirit 6953 USB 2241 UTC 9 MAY 2025
« Reply #1 on: May 09, 2025, 2248 UTC »
I have nothing but the sideband of WBCQ on 5950 KHz.
Thanks Sarge,  I have a signal with audio that sounds like all bass, male vocalist singing.
2305, Best in USB for me.
2338 It is a good signal (SNO $34) now.  Playing 3 Dog Night, Into SSTV signal.
2342 Slow CW then another image.


« Last Edit: May 09, 2025, 2344 UTC by JustGreg »
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Re: Radio Free Spirit 6953 USB 2241 UTC 9 MAY 2025
« Reply #2 on: May 09, 2025, 2249 UTC »
FEMALE  TALKING
HEADER SHOWS WRONG FREQ???? after change

S8

Short clips of music and noise

3 9 7 1 5  spoken

OFF 2256 UTC
2258 UTC back with music
« Last Edit: May 09, 2025, 2333 UTC by N2MLP »
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Re: Radio Free Spirit 6953 USB 2241 UTC 9 MAY 2025
« Reply #3 on: May 09, 2025, 2253 UTC »
2252 Lincolnshire Poacher (numbers station) IS via RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincolnshire_Poacher_(numbers_station)
2252 YL in German counting.
2257 YL counting then "Woodpecker" noise after she finishes. Sounds like someone playing a prerecorded tape.
2302 Radio Free Spirit ID by YL into "Feel Like a Number" by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band.
2311 YL with program devoted to numbers stations and ID.
2312 "Feel Like a Number" by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band.
2331 YL with ID with program devoted to numbers stations and start of "Feel Like a Number" by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band.
2332 YL repeating program devoted to numbers stations and ID.
2333 YL counting in English and Lincolnshire Poacher IS.
2335 YL talking about a reporters taped Lincolnshire Poacher IS.
2337 YL with ID and email address into "One" by Three Dog Night.
2340 Scottie 2 SSTV image.
2342 cw message.
2344 Scottie 2 SSTV image.
2345 Scottie 2 SSTV image.
2346 YL talking about scurvy listeners.
2348 "Roll Another Number (For The Road)" by Neil Young.
2350 Lincolnshire Poacher IS and YL counting.
2353 YL talking about tonights program and ID.
2354 "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes (Live Woodstock Version)" by Crosby, Still & Nash.
0002 YL with ID and signoff message.
0004 "Five To One" by The Doors.
0005 YL with ID into "Here We Go! (Steeler Fight Song 2023-2024)" by Roger Wood.
0006 YL with ID into "Luang Prabang" by Dave Van Ronk.
0008 YL talking about British MI6 and the Lincolnshire Poacher.

Thanks for tonight's show!




« Last Edit: May 10, 2025, 0009 UTC by Radiouser »
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Re: Radio Free Spirit 6953 USB 2241 UTC 9 MAY 2025
« Reply #4 on: May 09, 2025, 2253 UTC »
S3 to S5 signal heard via the Fair Hill, Maryland, SDR ...

2251 UTC: Sounds like bits and pieces of numbers stations' talking and music being played.
2257 UTC: Woodpecker noise and bits of talking again. Makes me nostalgic for Cold War era broadcasts.
2259 UTC: Weak music, then a bit of a female voice counting.
2301 UTC: Female voice talking, mentioning frequency and ID of Radio Free Spirit.
2302 UTC: "Feels Like a Number" by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band.
2306 UTC: Female announcer voice back again with frequency announcer, Radio Free Spirit IDs, and some other stuff lost in the noise.
2307 UTC: Loud sound effect, then female voices counting and musical tunes; sounds like numbers stations recordings again.
2309 UTC: Female voice talking again, this time about radio, though much of it was lost in the noise.
2312 UTC: Back on with loud signal: YL voice with "This is Radio Free Spirit; let the numbers speak." That was followed by the start of the Bob Seger song again and then lots of distortion and noise blasts.
2315 UTC: "Feels Like a Number" is continuing in bits and pieces. Sounds like the op may be having transmitter problems.
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0003 UTC: I tuned back in via Fair Hill, Maryland, and heard an IS then "The Crowd Again Requests Their Favorites (Live at The Aquarius)" by The Doors.
0005 UTC: YL with Radio Free Spirit ID, then "Here We Go! (Steel Fight Song" by Roger Wood into part of another song, then YL voice again.
« Last Edit: May 10, 2025, 0006 UTC by Treehouse SWL »
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Re: Radio Free Spirit 6953 USB 2241 UTC 9 MAY 2025
« Reply #5 on: May 09, 2025, 2253 UTC »
2253 - very weak music
2302 - Feel Like A Number - Bob Seger
2339 - One - Three Dog Night
2347 - Roll Another Number - Neil Young
« Last Edit: May 09, 2025, 2348 UTC by Sarge94 »

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Re: Radio Free Spirit 6953 USB 2241 UTC 9 MAY 2025
« Reply #6 on: May 09, 2025, 2304 UTC »
2302: Unid music, very noisy. Feel Like A Number by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band.
2307: Numbers, Lincolnshire Poacher and female talking.
2332: Station id and mentions of tonight's broadcast: number stations.

   
« Last Edit: May 10, 2025, 0022 UTC by myteaquinn »
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Re: Radio Free Spirit 6953 USB 2241 UTC 9 MAY 2025
« Reply #7 on: May 09, 2025, 2315 UTC »
MODERATOR: You can merge this into
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,144761.0.html
if you wish. Apologies for confusion

2315: music starting/stopping
2330: back on w/mx over pesky, then off again
2334: YL talking over wideband UTE QRM
2337: ID and freq., "One" - Three Dog Night
3[2-5]343

2342: tones/CW?
 
2346: YL talking about buried treasure, then numbers
2348: "Roll Another Number (For the Road)" - Neil Young
2353: YL talking about numbers stations, "the numbers never lie"
2354: "Suite Judy Blue Eyes (Woodstock version)" - CSN



Thank you for the show!
« Last Edit: May 10, 2025, 0031 UTC by DangerKitty »
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Re: Radio Free Spirit 6953 USB 2241 UTC 9 MAY 2025
« Reply #8 on: May 09, 2025, 2338 UTC »
S8 with ute below now. Radio Free Spirit ID 1137 UTC
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Re: Radio Free Spirit 6953 USB 2241 UTC 9 MAY 2025
« Reply #9 on: May 09, 2025, 2339 UTC »
2252 Lincolnshire Poacher (numbers station) IS via RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincolnshire_Poacher_(numbers_station)
2252 YL in German counting.
2257 YL counting then "Woodpecker" noise after she finishes. Sounds like someone playing a prerecorded tape.
2302 Radio Free Spirit ID by YL into "Feel Like a Number" by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band.
2311 YL with program devoted to numbers stations and ID.
2312 "Feel Like a Number" by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band.
2331 YL with ID with program devoted to numbers stations and start of "Feel Like a Number" by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band.
2332 YL repeating program devoted to numbers stations and ID.
2333 YL counting in English and Lincolnshire Poacher IS.
2335 YL talking about a reporters taped Lincolnshire Poacher IS.
2337 YL with ID and email address into "One" by Three Dog Night.
2340 Scottie 2 SSTV image.
2342 cw message.
2344 Scottie 2 SSTV image.
2345 Scottie 2 SSTV image.
2346 YL talking about scurvy listeners.
2348 "Roll Another Number (For The Road)" by Neil Young.
2350 Lincolnshire Poacher IS and YL counting.
2353 YL talking about tonights program and ID.
2354 "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes (Live Woodstock Version)" by Crosby, Still & Nash.



« Last Edit: May 09, 2025, 2357 UTC by Radiouser »
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Re: Radio Free Spirit 6953 USB 2241 UTC 9 MAY 2025
« Reply #10 on: May 09, 2025, 2340 UTC »
2339 One - Three Dog Night
2340 SSTV signal
2342 CW
2344 SSTV signal
« Last Edit: May 09, 2025, 2344 UTC by Mick Boyle »
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Re: Radio Free Spirit 6953 USB 2241 UTC 9 MAY 2025
« Reply #11 on: May 09, 2025, 2341 UTC »
2339utc
Music
2340utc  SSTV SENT
YL saying numbers
2348utc roll another number  for the road
Judy blue eyes

0020utc yodeling music ?
YL talking


Thanks for show
« Last Edit: May 10, 2025, 0024 UTC by dxwingr »
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Re: Radio Free Spirit 6953 USB 2241 UTC 9 MAY 2025
« Reply #12 on: May 09, 2025, 2345 UTC »
SINPO=45454

2343- SSTV.
2344- SSTV.
2346- YL with UK accent talking about gathering around the fire and buried treasure. Gives coordinates and numbers. Reading from a book?
2347- "Roll Another Number (For The Road)" by Neil Young.
« Last Edit: May 09, 2025, 2348 UTC by Molvania Poacher »
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Re: Radio Free Spirit 6953 USB 2241 UTC 9 MAY 2025
« Reply #13 on: May 10, 2025, 0001 UTC »
0000 Very good S9+10 with Crosby Still & Nash "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes"
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Re: Radio Free Spirit 6953 USB 2241 UTC 9 MAY 2025
« Reply #14 on: May 10, 2025, 0041 UTC »
0040, last ID of night w/ email address for QSL.
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